| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana parryi Engelm. sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 218 (1863) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3900m |
| Description | stem leaves at margins minutely strigose, 2-4cm long, broadly lanceolate, obtuse, at base rounded, flowers 1-several, in compact, bracteate cyme, outer bracts ovate |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dasystephana parryi (Engelm.) Rydb. Gentiana bracteosa Greene Gentiana parryi var. bracteosa (Greene) A.Nelson Pneumonanthe bracteosa (Greene) Greene Pneumonanthe parryi (Engelm.) Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |